Holiday Fun Bowl shared by the young and old

The 3rd annual Holiday Volleyball Fun Bowl took place, as the seasoned Mirage Adult Community Volleyball team challenged the youthful Barnegat High School swim team in a volleyball game, that was played on December 23, 2014. The game began at 11:45 a.m. and left no surprises, as the Mirage vs. Barnegat High School team began with youth taking on the seniors of the Mirage.

There were 19 students, sophomores, juniors and graduating seniors, including two graduating students, Marissa and Katie, who have worked as Mirage lifeguards at Mirage. It was a pleasure to see them again. In addition, our current lifeguard Tom played with the students as well.

With the clock ticking away, it was exciting to watch as each team hit the volleyball up and over the net, back and forth hoping to score the winning point. The games were unbelievable as the spectators watched the volley between these two teams, as they provided top notch play. For a period of time it looked like the each team (young and old) was preparing for the Olympics. As the games progressed each team was hoping to get the upper hand and capture the win for themselves. There were many great serves, saves and volleys, as the game advanced with both teams continuing to battle back and forth through several games. It was obvious each team was hoping to claim the victory and bragging rights for the year.

Leading in games was the mighty Mirage team, who jumped out into the early lead in the first few games; however, this was not to be as the high school players seemed to be gaining in points in each succesive game. Yes, the wear and tear of our dynamitic Mirage players appeared to show signs of tiring, as the high school team started to demonstrated its greatest potential, its youth. The the final blow - the BHS team won their first game. They were ecstatic.

At the completion of playing, both teams changed and assembled in the Mirage Lobby for Pizza and refreshments. It was nice to share the time, take some pictures and mingle with the people of our community.

The biggest win for the day was to see the smiles, enjoyment and pleasure shared by everyone involved in this activity, and hopefully there will be many more Holiday Fun Bowls in the future to enjoy, in keeping us all young at heart.

We look forward to seeing them again next year and hope they continue to do well in their studies, as well as in their pool activities.

Ah - to be young again..

And a special thanks goes to the Barnegat Board of Education and the Mirage Board of Trustees, for their cooperation and assistance.